Brandon, Iowa: Iowa's Largest Frying Pan
Not the world's largest, but still an impressive nine feet wide and 14 feet long (with handle). Built in 2004 for the town's Cowboy Breakfast Festival, the skillet could fry 44 dozen eggs or 88 pounds of bacon.
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According to the flyers posted, the town volunteers decided to boost civic pride with this fine example of recycling scrap metals. A local insisted that his brother took too much credit for coming up with the idea, but he was quick to point out (twice) that it was copied from one of his mother's pans. "They did a good job with those dents," he told us between a stream of expletives aimed at the town's ne'er-do-wells.
While it's no match for Long Beach, WA's World's Largest Frying Pan, there is no ocean to overshadow its majesty. And, if you're in the area and need to simultaneously cook 350 pork chops or 44 dozen eggs, here you go.
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Iowa's Largest Frying Pan
- Address:
- West St., Brandon, IA
- Directions:
- I-380 exit 49, then west towards Brandon. Frying pan is on the west edge of town, on the northwest corner of Main and West Sts.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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